UK Alt-Punks KID KAPICHI Release New Single "Newsnight"

Emerging “power punk” sensations KID KAPICHI have released a brand new single, “Newsnight”, stream it HERE! The energetic cross-examination is one of four new recordings featured on the band’s digital deluxe version of their sophomore album 'There Goes The Neighbourhood', out now on Spinefarm.

KID KAPICHI comments on the new single:

“In a world where alternative facts rule and the post-truth era is in full effect - who can we trust? 

The all-seeing eye of first-person phone footage provides the world with an unfiltered account of events as they unfold; and when that doesn’t match up with the broadsheet headline or the scripted dialogue of your local news anchor, we must ask what the agenda truly is.

‘Newsnight’ questions whether the media want us well informed or scared & divided; duped into squabbling over toilet roll while atrocities are committed overseas & on home turf,  only to be intentionally distorted and misreported by the big brother of mainstream media. 

We say stay vigilant and always question the narrative. Not in a tin foil hat way though; the earth is round.”

The new digital deluxe version of their acclaimed album 'There Goes The Neighbourhood'features two new songs, “Newsnight” and “The Sun Never Sets On Planet Cool” and two live recordings, “Artillery” and “New England” featuring Dumb Buoys Fishing Club, recorded at The O2 Forum Kentish Town.

Currently laying waste to venues across Europe with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, vocalist/guitarist Jack Wilson commented:

“Last time we were out on the road with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes was in 2019 before anybody had even heard of the word Covid or even the words ‘KID KAPICHI’. It’s safe to say Frank gave us our first break as a band and we owe him and the rest of the guys a lot. This tour is going to be a real celebration of our love for them and all of you in Europe. You know we can’t stay away too long.”

Kicking off 2025 in style, KID KAPICHI will join the likes of Parkway Drive, Nothing More and The Struts on the ShipRocked Cruise starting in Miami. Next spring, the four-piece will join You Me At Six on select dates of their farewell tour "The Final Nights Of Six". While on this run, KID KAPICHI will play a string of intimate shows on their "Up Close & Personal ..Back To The Neighbourhood" tour which is set to be raucous! Setting course for the summer, the band were also announced for 2000 Trees last week.

KID KAPICHI released their new album 'There Goes The Neighbourhood' on March 15th to glowing reviews and overwhelmingly positive fan reactions. Their third album in as many years, 'There Goes The Neighbourhood' is a statement of intent from one of the UK’s hardest-working bands - a band who preach a message of urgency. It’s a record that does what KID KAPICHI do best – make a real connection in the here and now, running the gamut of love, loss and what it means to be alive in Britain today.

“I know it’s a cliche, but this really is our best work ever. We put everything into this record, but actively decided not to stray too far from the path of ‘Here’s What You Could Have Won’, as we felt there was still more ground to be covered and honed on that vibe,” says frontman Jack Wilson.

“Lyrically and musically, it’s more concise, meaningful and deliberate, which ties everything together really well; it feels like a collection of songs from the same family.”

KID KAPICHI's journey from their roots in Hastings to international acclaim has been nothing short of extraordinary. With a sound that combines the urgency of punk with establishment-challenging and socially charged tongue-in-cheek lyrics, the band have carved out a unique space in the music scene.  

KID KAPICHI are a band for the people and are here to help you party and protest in equal measure.

KID KAPICHI are: 

Jack Wilson - vocals and guitars 

Ben Beetham - guitars and vocals  

Eddie Lewis - bass 

George Macdonald - drums  

UK Alt-Punks, KID KAPICHI, Announce North American Tour Dates Supporting Nothing But Thieves

 “Meet KID KAPICHI, Liam Gallagher’s favourite new band…With their provocative political punk-rock, these rising stars from Hastings have been compared to The Streetsand Arctic Monkeys”

– The Telegraph UK

“If Britain is going to hell in a handcart then KID KAPICHI are the soundtrack” 

– Classic Rock/ Louder Sound

“…smart, fearless and reflects a broken and rudderless Brexit Britain.”

– The New European

“An album of our time… ‘Here’s What You Could Have Won’ feels like a trash can rattling wake up call for the present moment.”

– Kerrang!

“If Idles’ diminishing returns and Fontaines D.C.’s stepping out of formation could see them waver as post-punk’s mainstream flag-bearers, KID KAPICHI effectively embracing being a big rock band could make them an obvious choice to pick up the torch with little hassle.” – Soundboard

“…with track titles like ‘Cops & Robbers’ and ‘Smash the Gaff’, it feels like if Guy Ritchie were an album, it would be this.”

- Sian Eleri (Radio One)

UK alt-punk quartet KID KAPICHI will at long last invade North America!

The Hastings-based outfit will play as direct support for breakout English rockers Nothing But Thieves on the North American leg of their upcoming “Welcome To The DCC” World Tour. With several shows already sold-out, the summer/fall trek kicks off on September 12 in Washington, DC, and concludes in Tempe, AZ on October 9. A complete list of dates can be found below.

Commenting on the announcement of their first tour in the US, Kid Kapichi lead vocalist + guitarist Jack Wilson shares,

“It’s a true honour to support NBT anywhere, but to get to do that whilst fulfilling every band’s dream of taking over the states is really the cream on top of the apple pie. We’re extremely excited to finally get the chance to meet some of our fans from the USA. It’s gonna get loud. We’re gonna get fat.”

KID KAPICHI – 2023 North America Dates

Supporting Nothing But Thieves

September 12 – Washington, DC @ The Fillmore

September 14 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live

September 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore

September 16 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

September 18 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

September 19 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore

September 22 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

September 23 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre

September 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

September 26 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman

September 28 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s

September 29 – Dallas, TX @ The Factory at Deep Ellum

October 1 – Denver, CO @ Summit

October 2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

October 3 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

October 6 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park

October 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

October 9 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

The band are touring in support of an expanded digital version of their current studio album 'Here’s What You Could Have Won', complete with four extra tracks. These new additions are different versions of songs from the original album: a Remix of Radio Oneplaylisted single "Rob The Supermarket" by Bobby Wolfgang – frontman with punk-spirited Blackpool outfit, Strange Bones; stripped back, atmospheric renditions of "Tar Pit" & "Special", plus a live version of "Party At No. 10", the track that first attracted the attention of Liam Gallagher, who was so taken with the sentiment and the song that he invited KK to join him at a charity event at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This rousing, impassioned take on "Party…" was captured live at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, near the band’s hometown of Hastings.

Check Out 'Here's What You Could Have Won' HERE

KID KAPICHI are: 

Jack Wilson - vocals and guitars 

Ben Beetham - guitars and vocals  

Eddie Lewis - bass 

George Macdonald - drums  

Kid Kapichi Share "I.N.V.U." Video — WATCH!

NEW ALBUM 'HERE'S WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON'ARRIVES SEPTEMBER 23

The UK's "power-punk" four-piece Kid Kapichi have revealed a brand new single "I.N.V.U." Watch the video below.

Frontman Jack Wilson explains, "Like 'Glitterati' on our last album, just a bit of fun, about that social media thing of looking like you have an over-the-top lifestyle. What do you want from me? Do you want me to envy you?"

The band's album release show, taking place on September 23, just down the road from Hastings at the iconic De La Warr Pavilion, is nearly sold-out. Get your tickets here to avoid disappointment.

Lastly on the live front, Kid Kapichi will head out on the road with The Hunna this October through November. 

The new studio album, Here's What You Could Have Won, will be released on September 23 via Spinefarm. These 11 new songs are an excellent showcase for the band's bigger, punchier, "beat-punk" sound, co-produced with Dom Craik from Nothing But Thieves. Featuring the comeback single "New England" — their most explicitly political song yet — with a searing guest verse from Bob Vylan, and Partygate polemic "Party At No. 10" (which was praised on Twitter by Liam Gallagher, who asked the band to support him at London's Royal Albert Hall), the album is a brutal dissection of the xenophobic Little England mentality. Pre-order the album here.

A behemoth of a band on and off stage, thanks to the Hastings scene that nurtured them, their best songs explore racism, in-work poverty, mental health, violence, frustration, and all-consuming love with honesty and humor. All their songs come studded with barbed wire hooks, bristling with the juddering shock of lived experience, and the cathartic thrill of a balled-up fist relaxing into an air punch.  

Wilson says, "The title, Here's What You Could Have Won, sums up the feeling of missed opportunity. Being dragged right at a junction when you know you should be going left or screaming at the TV whilst someone picks the wrong answer on a game show. It looks inwardly at the UK and the decisions that have been made and how they have affected us all."

Lead guitarist Ben Beetham adds, "It's not a concept album but it does have a running theme. We like to write songs about current affairs and what direction the world seems to be turning. As a result, we write as close to the deadline as possible to keep it relevant."

KID KAPICHI ARE: 

Ben Beetham — Guitars + Vocals

Eddie Lewis — Bass

George Macdonald — Drums

Jack Wilson — Vocals + Guitars

KID KAPICHI REVEAL VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "5 DAYS ON (2 DAYS OFF)"

NEW ALBUM 'HERE'S WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON' ARRIVES SEPTEMBER 23

Hastings-based four-piece Kid Kapichi have revealed brand new single "5 Days On (2 Days Off)" with an accompanying music video. Watch it below.

Frontman Jack Wilson explains, "'5 Days On (2 Days Off)' is an homage to some of our fans who work their arses off every day, then spend all their free money and time on going to gigs. Doing that is what gets them through."

The new album 'Here's What You Could Have Won' will be released on September 23 via Spinefarm. These 11 new songs are an excellent showcase for the band's bigger, punchier, "beat punk" sound, co-produced with Dom Craik from Nothing But Thieves. Featuring comeback single "New England" — their most explicitly political song yet, with a searing guest verse from Bob Vylan — and Partygatepolemic "Party at No. 10," which was praised by Liam Gallagher on Twitter, leading to Gallagher to ask the band to support him at London's Royal Albert Hall.

A behemoth of a band on and off stage thanks to the Hastings scene that nurtured them, Kid Kapichi's best songs explore racism, in-work poverty, mental health, violence, frustration, and all-consuming love with honesty and humor. All their songs come studded with barbed wire hooks, bristling with the juddering shock of lived experience, and the cathartic thrill of a balled-up fist relaxing into an air punch. 

"The title, 'Here's What You Could Have Won', sums up the feeling of missed opportunity,"says Wilson. "Being dragged right at a junction when you know you should be going left or screaming at the TV whilst someone picks the wrong answer on a game show. It looks inwardly at the UK and the decisions that have been made and how they have affected us all."

Lead guitarist Ben Beetham adds, "It's not a concept album but it does have a running theme. We like to write songs about current affairs and what direction the world seems to be turning. As a result, we write as close to the deadline as possible to keep it relevant."

KID KAPICHI ARE: 

Ben Beetham — Guitars + Vocals

Eddie Lewis — Bass

George Macdonald — Drums

Jack Wilson — Vocals + Guitars

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